Attaturk!

ArmsControlWonk casts a jaundiced eye at it too…

Prima facie it makes no sense. The US administration commits to a deal with the North Koreans under which the DPRK is not (yet) required to declare its assistance to Syria (if indeed it occurred). So, why encourage opposition to the deal within the US by showing evidence of said assistance?

I can see three possible reasons (not mutually exclusive), none of which I find entirely satisfactory:

1. Elements within the US administration opposed to the deal have convinced the President that this evidence ought to be shown, in an effort to wreck the deal. I have a slightly hard time believing this because it seems Chris Hill has achieved buy-in for the deal at the very highest levels. But, presumably there is still some strong opposition and such a messy bureaucratic compromise would hardly be unprecedented.

2. The release of the evidence was aimed at increasing pressure on Syria. On balance, I still think this is a bigger part of the reason than others seem to. However, it’s not clear to me what has prompted US desires to pressure the Syrians.

3. The US has been itching to release this evidence all along (see points 1 and 2 above for possible reasons) but hasn’t been able to because it would compromise the source (from Israeli intelligence?) who obtained it. If that source has now been ‘secured’ then the barrier to presenting the evidence would have been lifted. Again, this is also possible but still feels unsatisfactory as an explanation.

“Why now?” still seems like a very interesting question.

North Korea and Syria are evil, therefore, we must attack Iran.

1+1=3

Sounds about right.

There is another reason I might think off the need of the Bush administrator to show how tough it is against any attempts of states creating their rules in regards to atomic weapons.
I believe that as the elections are getting close the need to appear as the world’s policeman increases.
____

al Quaida in DPRK

That may be it
Introduce fear and confusion to herd the population to elect a ’strong and experienced leader’

Carter demonstrates impasse isn’t intractable
Secret US-Israeli letter disclosed
US-Israeli spy dealings disclosed

Administration appears to be losing control

Obvious response:
Flex and baffle them with bullshit

Uh-oh… Erdla left me this comment…

“English Summary: Al-Sadr is reportedly going to end the Mahdi Army standdown. According to the report in al-Khaleej linked to above an anonymous “high ranking” GZG security told al-Khaleej that he had received intelligence information that al-Sadr would lift the freeze on Mahdi army activity today and that he expected them to be active starting tomorrow.

The report also quotes al-Sadr’s spokesman in Najaf, Sheikh Salah al-Obaidi, as having told al-Khaleej that al-Sadr would make an important statement about the situation in Basrah and Sadr City in Baghdad, in response to the green zone government’s intensification of its operations against the his followers. He added that he could not say more until after Friday prayers.”

Sounds like the shit is about to hit the fan…

Always

I am certain that Condi will frame the appropriate response.

Looks like Sadr is gonna take off the gloves…

OT
tw3k - gee thanks alot for that Heron notice yesterday
I am now bound to my laptop for the weekend trying to get everything to work
^_^

lol, I’m going for uptime now.

What broke on the install?

“High Confidence?”
“Medium Confidence?”
“Low Confidence?”
What the hell is going on?
This is such Bullshit.

Well, it’s half past midnight here in the Isles, I’ll see ya’ll on the flip side…! Aloha Oe!

not broke
just no wireless and a couple other tweaks
and of course since i went 64 bit i need to buy more memory

then searching for latest music making packages
…

1,823 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizens CTuttle and Raven and the early mornin Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Does anyone pay any attention anymore to the lamest fuckin’ duck in the history of lame duckiness??!! This Nazi wannabe doesn’t have any troops left, the 140,000 mercenaries he’s payin’ off ta hold the oil fields sure ain’t gunna go into hellfire in Basra for ‘im and no one in the entire world takes ‘im (or us)seriously anymore…so why are we readin’ the tea leaves and consultin’ the slop pail oracles every time this fucker passes gas??!!

I am gettin’ really angry about bein’ rational so I understand the incredible danger to the world that the Chimp’s actions could cause…and that’s jest what the fucker wants. He wants us all ta be afraid, ta worry that his duckiness is gunna blow up the world so we hold our breaths and don’t boot his ass out in the strreet for fear he really will do sumpthin’.

God, this is somethin out of a Salvidor Dali nightmare…and jest when ya think things couldn’t get more bazzar, we get two serious threats ta be president of the USA like John McCrazy and Mrs. McClinton.

Lord, are we fucked er what??!!

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION THERE AIN’T NO PLACE TA HIDE AND I’M TOO OLD TA RUN!!

ha
I left my #5 before watching the clip

One thing I have learned over the last 7-odd years is that you will get nowhere underestimating the level of competence and rationalization in this administration.
There is literally no action too stupid to consider possible.

1,823 DAYZ AND TH4E KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen CTuttle:

“Looks like Sadr is gonna take off the gloves…”

Jest in time for the last primaries…the Democrats have been silent as a bride’s fart about the war in the last few weeks so it’s time ta stick a sharp one where it’ll get our attention. Crist my heart breaks every time I think a those kids hunkered down in the sand tryin’ ta keep each other alive through this nightmare!!

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, IT’S OK TA BE MAD AS HELL!!

are we fucked er what??!!

I guess the short answer is yes. However we can stop the lameduckbastard in his tracks if we can get rid of fancynancy, his last line of defense. Well her and 218 votes in the House. So the long answer is yes, we are fucked.

Ah, I saw a number of posts about wireless troubles in the trheads before release.

bummer :/

Once you get that going try Ardour from synaptic. At least that is what ubuntu studio comes with. I’m more into the graphics myelf.

Sadr and Osama are the best friends these fucks have.

Good morning, pups. Mr. Krugman is all alone today, writing about “Self-Inflicted Confusion.” He says that maybe Barack Obama’s transformational campaign isn’t winning over working-class voters because transformation isn’t what they’re looking for.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and the biscuits are out of the oven. Thank heaven it’s Friday…

Hell, the “dems” bought it lock stock and barrel so as not to screw with election results, wtf.

And unless Democrats can get past this self-inflicted state of confusion, there’s a very good chance that they’ll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this fall.

Well I must say that I respected Krugman until he started his Hillary or no-one campaign. At that point he lost me. And it was not “self afflicted wound” it was a destruction of the best candidate by MSM including his own rag. MSM destroyed Edwards as quickly as they could at the behest of their corporate masters and what we have left now is the dregs. The only question is which of these two lame candidates are going to do less damage to the world and to ‘merca. Frankly I have no clue but I do know that clinton2 is owned by the same corporate masters as McSame and that is enough for me. Healthcare for everyone? Forget it. It will not happen in my life time and so that is out for an issue with me. That more youth are going out for obama1 than are for clinton2 is of interest to me as they are the ones who will have to pay the price when the whole country comes crashing down. Me, I can fuck off out of the country to get good healthcare.

Carter demonstrates impasse isn’t intractable

This is what Israel and this administration fear most. Peace. Israel cannot afford peace as it will mean they have to remove most, if not all, of the squatter homes built on Palestinian land which will mean Israel itself will get rather crowded and a whole lot of crazy right wing Israelis will do crazy right wing things. This admin does not want peace as their war chests will no longer be filled to the brim with war profits. Bushie met yesterday with his puppet from the West Bank and refuses to even recognize the existence of Hamas, the democratically elected leaders of Palestine. What kind of movement is that towards peace? None.

I’m writing in Edwards name on my Kentucky ballot unless something drastically changes my mind.

I’m writing in Edwards name on my Kentucky ballot unless something drastically changes my mind.

Good for you. He still has his delegate count and could sway the nomination.

Did the United States approve the new starts in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

A letter that President Bush personally delivered to then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon four years ago has emerged as a significant obstacle to the president’s efforts to forge a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians during his last year in office.

Ehud Olmert, the current Israeli prime minister, said this week that Bush’s letter gave the Jewish state permission to expand the West Bank settlements that it hopes to retain in a final peace deal, even though Bush’s peace plan officially calls for a freeze of Israeli settlements across Palestinian territories on the West Bank.

Washington Post

President McCain is not drastic enough for you?

Good Morning
and here’s what’s coming up on Washington Journal this morning

7:30 am - Saeb Erekat, Chief Negotiator for Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas

Saeb Erakat (also: ‘Saib’, ‘Erakat’) (Full name: Sa’ib Muhammad Salih ‘Urayqat. Arabic: صائب عريقات‎), (born April 28 1955 in Jerusalem)[1][2] is the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He quickly reconciled with his party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Saeb Erekat is currently part of the Israel-Fatah negotiations team working to establish a Palestinian state. wiki

8:30 am - John Della Velope, Harvard University - Institute of Politics, Polling Director

Eight years after our first national survey during the Spring of 2000 which came on the heels of the lowest national turnout for a presidential election in more than 50 years, we sought to understand the drivers behind political engagement and civic participation of a new generation. We found that while more than half of college students were engaged in some form of community service, far fewer were engaged in politics -or even voting.

Through the attitudinal and opinion data that we have collected over the course of fourteen in-depth editions of the Harvard University Institute of Politics’ Survey on Politics and Public Service we have seen dramatic changes in the way young Americans think about, relate to and engage in politics. More importantly we have seen record turnout by this generation during the 2008 primary season. more…

9:20 am - StudentCam Winner: Whylan Rucker, Clifton J. Ozen High School, Beaumont, TX & Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Health Policy Correspondent

President McCain is not drastic enough for you?

Kentucky primary May 20th.

If ya can’t dazzle ‘em with brilliance, baffle ‘em with bullshit.

Yep, that’s the Rethugs alright.

I’m warming to Hillary’s idea of an umbrella over the middle east. I read an analysis that said it may be a way to stop the desire for middle eastern countries to be armed with nuclear weapons. It has to be combined with real diplomacy, of course.
It seems far better than what’s going on now.

And I’m father Flannigan from Boys Town!

Shit floats to the top of the cesspool.

Did that analysis come from the AEI?

Duh!

Sorry about that. This whole “I’m voting McCain if my candidate isn’t the one” thing has gotten me all twitterpated.

An umbrella goes both ways. Will Hillary promise to obliterate Isreal if they attack Iran?

How about obliterating Israel for attacking Syria?

I’m sure she will be addressing these contraditions any time now…

Burn it and stir it.

They’re just going on the same road to war as they have for years. It’s the Axis of Evil all over agian. And those satellite pictures they showed in Congress just looked like the ones Powell showed at the UN.

How’s I won’t vote for either Hil or John grab ya?

Yes, and happily forego Jewish contributions to her campaign.

Now there’s a smell I’ll never forget.

Xmas day 68, had ten to burn I fired an OJ and went to work.

I so loathe this administration. They FU everything, everything, everything that they touch. They have no judgement.
At this point in time, I wonder just how profoundly stupid do you have to be in order to vote Republican?
Sorry, but today is dispair Friday.

despair

Hillary’s “umbrella” conveniently doesn’t include Israel.

When the US starts invading countries, regimes react with low cost defenses. One of those low cost defenses is to build or buy WMD as a “poison pill.”

OfT,

I’m a big tent guy and I’ll vote for whomever the Democratic Presidential nominee is.

Since she took over, Speaker Pelosi’s funding of the Iraq occupation has been completely unacceptable. Since the Bear Stearns bailout and Wall Street’s admission that we are in a recession/depression, Speaker Pelosi has imho had plenty of political cover to stop funding the occupation in an orderly way.

This morning I gave $25 to Shirley Golub, the Speaker’s opponent in California’s 08 Democratic primary. Then I called the Speaker’s office to explain why I donated to Ms. Golub. I also told them I was prepared to give Ms. Golub more money if Speaker Pelosi did not begin cutting off funding for the occupation.

Now. Now. No ‘obliterating’ anybody.

Hi Matt

Hi!